Martial, the unexpected classic : a literary and historical study /

This is the first full-length study in English of the Roman poet Martial's life, poetry and politics, as well as of the survival of his fifteen books of epigrams and short poems from his death around AD 104 to the present. The subjects examined include his defence of epigram as an art form, his...

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Main Author: Sullivan, J. P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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Online Access:CONNECT